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Cobra uses the same DBM finish as what is on my Maltby wedges. It wears, but unlike PVD, it turns more a shade of gray than wearing to plain metal. The finish is actually impregnated into the metal and is not just a coating.

Both of my wedges were new this spring. The leading edges of both are now pretty worn. Not in an ugly fashion, though.

Excellent feedback edingc! It is a little like the dad coming in to calm down the rowdy kids with actual insightful information.

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....he would need to make up for it. Mad Bum would laugh at grown men pitching underhanded and playing on 60 ft bases

5 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

That Haka is not bad but try these two...

Why would I ever try to do a Haka when we have these guys to do it for us? Besides the Haka is sacred to NZ and I would never disrespect it with my total lack of ability and middle aged white guyness. I know it would be hilarious but I would injure myself trying and that would ruin the challenge. So I'm sorry but my hands are tied....

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You mean for the two fairways I actually hit off the tee tonight? Both ended up being wedges that hit the green. I think my subconsious realized I hit the F9 irons better from the rough so I'm inadvertently pushing and pulling my tee shots out of the fairway.

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For you and the other contestants in the challenge - any early frontrunners for "favorite" Cobra club in the bag yet?

Driver, 5 iron, 56 wedge.

Driver - the shorter shaft is possibly helping too, but I am finding the center of the fairway more often than I was in the past. Currently, Arccos has me at 245 yards as my average. I’ll take that in the center of the fairway every day

5 iron - has become a driving iron for me. Arccos has my average at 196 yards for my average and that is a mix off of the tee or off the deck. It cuts through the rough easily when needed, launches high on almost all shots, and lands soft on the green. In my old set, I rarely used my 5 iron. Now, I cannot play a round without using it multiple times.

56 wedge - the versatility has been amazing. My previous 56, I never felt like I could take a full swing with. I’ve now been able to use it for full swings as well as pitching and chipping. It has become a go to club around the green, where my 52 used to be my go to.

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Yeah, my irons really surprised me. So Nunfa, what is the biggest difference between your Mizunos and the Cobras?

So far they both feel amazing when you middle them and feel similar in miss hits. The Mizunos apparently sound "softer". The biggest difference so far is the Cobras stay straighter and fly further on miss hits. I hit one shot that felt like a high toe so I walked to where it would have been if it was the Mizuno and it wasn't there. I followed the same line and it was 40 yards further on

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....he would need to make up for it. Mad Bum would laugh at grown men pitching underhanded and playing on 60 ft bases

I hope you don't make this many excuses for your golf game.

No excuses, the forum wants 8 weeks of great golf, hard competition, solid testing, excellent banter not 1 minute of laughing at an unfit middle aged man trying to look impressive and then 8 weeks of me crying about rupturing something and having to withdraw from the challenge

Actually how about I make a deal with you all. If I win this challenge I will do a haka. How's that? #ohcrapwhathaveidone

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No excuses, the forum wants 8 weeks of great golf, hard competition, solid testing, excellent banter not 1 minute of laughing at an unfit middle aged man trying to look impressive and then 8 weeks of me crying about rupturing something and having to withdraw from the challenge